Michael Johnson-Cramer, directorof the School of Management, addsthat those accomplishments have beenfollowed by yearly increases in thenumber and quality of applicants thathave made the Class of 2019 the mostdiverse and most selective class in theSchool of Management’s history.“The transitional process of becomingmore visible and strategic has reallyhelped establish our presence inadmissions relative to competitors,”Johnson-Cramer says. “We’ve seencontinued growth since the creationof the school, which is especially goodin a time of demographic downturn.”The formation of a college willsimilarly heighten Bucknell’s profile inthe eyes of employers. Large companieshave become more involved in theeducation of their future employees,relying on colleges to develop learninggoals for internships and to exposestudents to meaningful industryexperiences and projects, Johnson-Cramer says. The organizational focusof the new college structure shouldhelp deepen those partnerships for thebenefit of the whole student body.Johnson-Cramer notes thatprofessional preparation will not comeat the expense of the commitment toliberal education that sets Bucknellapart in the increasingly crowdedfield of undergraduate business andmanagement programs. In fact, thecollege hopes to build more inter- D USTINFENSTERMACHER

disciplinary connections across
institutional boundaries, he says.

Management majors will continue to
study the same College Core Curriculum
as majors in the College of Arts &
Sciences, with the same essential
learning goals.

“The establishment of a College ofManagement is an opportune momentto highlight our distinctive mission:to integrate management and liberaleducation and, thereby, to change thepractice of management one studentat a time,” Johnson-Cramer says. “It’sa clear signal to the world that thisproject is an important part of theBucknell we’re becoming.”Altmann adds that building aCollege of Management steeped in theliberal arts tradition is a project Bucknellis “uniquely positioned to do well.”“The way the curriculum ofprofessional schools and the curriculumof a liberal arts core fit into and relyon each other is part of what makesBucknell distinctive,” she says. “It’sthe expectation that we’re creatingengineers and managers who are deeplytrained in ethics, humanistic thinking,global citizenship, transnationalthought, environmental concern andthe importance of the arts as a pillarof modern culture. It’s our job toensure that as we build the Collegeof Management we also reinforce andshowcase what gets done so very wellin the liberal arts.”

CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC

The Wall Street Journal asked Professor
Andrea Halpern, psychology, about
“earworms,” the scientific name for the
songs you can’t get out of your head.

While researchers can’t pinpoint precisely
where in the brain earworms live, imaging
studies by Halpern show that deliberately
imagining music and listening to music
activate many of the same neurological
networks.

BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO

Women get over breakups faster than
men “because they seek social support
and use positive coping methods,”
Professor T. Joel Wade, psychology,
told U. S. News & World Report. Asked
about new research on the topic, Wade
suggested men should seek support
from friends or a counselor after a
difficult breakup, something women are
more likely to do.

FERAL FASCINATION

Professor Emeritus Douglas Candland,
psychology, talked to ABC Radio about
his work with John Ssebunya, a Ugandan
man found in 1991 who was supposedly
raised by monkeys. While stories of feral
children are fascinating, Candland said
he’s most interested in what those stories
say about the rest of us. “Why is it such a
common story? That’s the psychological
question,” he said.

RUNNING FOR FUN

NPR asked Professor Chris Ellis, political
science, an obvious question about the

2016 presidential race: Why are so many
people running? Ellis said some candidates
run to bring attention to a particular
issue, à la Bernie Sanders and income
inequality, while others simply crave the
spotlight. “I think anyone who runs for
president has a little bit of Donald Trump
in them,” Ellis said.